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@standard Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:00:00
From torture to deadly fasting: How Paul Makenzi turned home into hell
Makenzi instructed followers to starve themselves and their children, claiming that death through fasting would bring them closer to God.
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@standard 3 hours ago
How Oburu and siblings are fighting for Jaramogi's wealth
Jaramogi died on January 20, 1994. Thereafter, Raila and Oburu became administrators of the estate.
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@standard 8 hours ago
Pregnant woman rescued from collapsed Eastleigh building
Pregnant woman rescued from collapsed Eastleigh building and rushed to hospital; she becomes the second person rescued on Saturday, bringing total number of survivors to four.
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@standard 9 hours ago
Drama at Nabwera funeral as Natembeya clashes with MP over speech
Bisau was urging Natembeya to wrap up his remarks so that the burial could take place before 2pm, as specified in Nabweras will.
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@standard 10 hours ago
Who is behind the ill-fated Eastleigh building? Police begin hunt
One more person rescued from the collapsed Eastleigh building and taken to KNH for treatment; 66 construction workers accounted for, Kenya Red Cross says.
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@standard 11 hours ago
Second Ebola victim buried under strict safety protocols
65-year-old Ebola patient who died yesterday buried under strict infection-prevention measures and in accordance with Muslim burial traditions; she was a close relative of Kenyas index patient.
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@standard 13 hours ago
Red alert: Why MPs voted to stop livestreaming of presidential election results
If enacted, it means that Kenyans will no longer have a statutory guarantee that they can watch election results being announced at polling stations in real time
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@standard 15 hours ago
Sakaja blames change of use, unclear approvals in Eastleigh collapsed building
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja now says change of use and unapproved architectural designs might have triggered the collapse of a 16-storey building in Nairobis Eastleigh.
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@standard 16 hours ago
MP's move to block presidential results livestreaming draws backlash
Opposition to the removal of the legal requirement for livestreaming election results has intensified, with warnings of threats to electoral transparency ahead of the 2027 General Election.
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@standard 20 hours ago
He has betrayed me: Gideon Moi breaks silence on Ruto deal
The October 2025 handshake between President Ruto and Gideon had left many Kenyans speculating about its significance and implications in the 2027 General Election.
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@standard Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:00:00
Gideon breaks silence on Ruto deal, cites betrayal
The October 2025 handshake between President Ruto and Gideon had left many Kenyans speculating about its significance and implications in the 2027 General Election.
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@standard Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:39:25
Kenya records second Ebola death
Kenya records its second Ebola death after 65-year-old patient dies following 10 days in quarantine; seven other patients still in isolation, Health Ministry says.
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@standard Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:27:13
Several feared trapped in Eastleigh building collapse
The building had not been cleared for occupation as required, raising questions about why the investors had allowed it to be taken.
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@standard Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:15:00
When bulldozers meet gods: The rituals of calming stubborn spirits on Coast project sites
As bulldozers clear land for multibillion-shilling highways, ports and industrial parks, some communities insist that progress must first secure the blessing of the unseen forces.
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@standard Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:55:41
Kitui MCA arrested over links to Nairobi CBD phone theft
Cyrus Kisavi Musyoka, MCA for Ikanga/Kyatune Ward, was arrested on Friday after a trail of alleged phone theft within the CBD finally caught up with him.
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@standard Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:15:00
Of Uhuru's advice and rat allegations: Gatundu mortuary's unending saga
The question of how the dead are handled at the public facility has returned to the centre of public debate, following allegations rats ate up a body being held at the old mortuary.
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